Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-05-02 | Saint Paul | Minnesota | Prairie Island Indian Community | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level |
On May 2, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., an employee was working from an 8-foot step ladder while washing interior windows. The employee fell from the step ladder to the floor and sustained a fractured right elbow. | |||||
2019-01-14 | Saint Paul | Minnesota | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - Twin Cities L&DC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
On January 14, 2019, at 8:10 p.m., an employee was scanning mail on a roller table and stepped to the right. The employee's right foot was caught on the edge of a mat and the employee fell to the floor, fracturing the right hip. | |||||
2018-09-08 | Saint Paul | Kansas | Industrial Crating Inc | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a chop saw when a piece of wood fell to the floor. As the employee was picking it up, the saw activated, amputating the employee's right middle finger and ring fingertip. | |||||
2018-07-10 | Saint Paul Island | Alaska | American Seafoods Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to dislodge a plugged drain on a fish meal auger when the auger amputated his right middle and ring fingertips. | |||||
2018-01-06 | Saint Paul | Minnesota | U.S. Postal Service - Industrial Station | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee had just delivered mail to an establishment and was returning to a mail vehicle when the employee slipped and fell on the icy ground. The employee suffered a right ankle/foot injury that required hospitalization and surgery. |